Paper Wasp

In the autumn, future queens will seek places to spend the winter and may find their way indoors.

Then in the springtime, they will need to emerge to build their umbrella-shaped nests that look as though they are made of paper. Paper wasps build their comb nests to hang from objects like twigs and branches of trees and shrubs, porch ceilings, the tops of windows and doorframes, soffits, eaves, attic rafters, deck floor joists, railings, and more. Each nest has open, uncovered cells where the eggs are laid.

Threats

While not an aggressive species, paper wasps will sting if they are disturbed or their nest is threatened.